Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger

[filkertom]

Ninety-four years young. Teacherken at dKos has a great selection of videos. Feel free to link us to more

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[liddle_oldman]

When I saw the cities burning,
I knew that I was learning
That I ani't a-marching any more

That, right there.

Edit: Also, of course, Country Joe. Which I realized a while ago could be sung,
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't aske me -- I don't give a damn;
Next stop is in Tehran...

[admnaismith]

Really? I was expecting

Don't know, so don't ask us
Next stop'll be Damascus

Either way, don't start a Middle Eastern war; it has no helpful uses. When folks ask what you did it for, you'll only make excuses.

[liddle_oldman]

Tell you the truth, that dates from about ten years ago, when W declared "Mission Accomplished!" Feel free to anticipate the next target. (wry face)

[coeli]

"There Were Roses" is my favorite, though it's more about smaller-scale but endless and stupid sectarian conflict than war per se.

I also love "Mrs. McGrath". (Full disclosure - I'm one of the singers in that video.)

[janedit]

And Dan just reminded me of Phil Ochs's "Draft Dodger Rag." Always fun. Technically, anti-draft, which makes it sorta irrelevant today, but hey.

[james_b]

"I was only Nineteen" by Redgum

It is probably relatively unknown outside of Australia, but it deals with the Australian experience in the Vietnam War. You can find a copy of the audio and lyrics on the International War Veterans' Poetry Archives web site. The Wiki entry is here.

[full_metal_ox]

"I Don't Wanna Die A Virgin" was a darkly goofy one from the Reagan era that you may not be familiar with, Ronald Koal having unfortunately died as Columbus, Ohio's best-kept secret:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omZpjxTzXg8